ON THE ROAD – OREGON
Just north of Coos Bay, Oregon, (North Bend), we turned off Highway 101 and the place we wanted to go was closed so we kept driving for about a mile and saw this big driveway on the left which turned out to be Clausen’s Oysters. We turned the truck and camping trailer around in their
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SOLSTICE 2020
Today, June 20, 2020, 2:43 PM, PDT marks the annual event known as solstice, summer in the northern hemisphere, winter in the southern hemisphere. Literally, it’s the moment when the “sun stands still” before it starts back in the other direction and for those of us in the north, it is the “longest” day, meaning
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CAMPING WITH AMENITIES
Like many “younger” couples, we started camping in a tent, either a ground pad with sleeping bags and just the basics that fit into a giant duffle bag. Easy to transport, set up, enjoy being outdoors, break down and move on. Cooking was simple with a Coleman stove or open fire. Bathing was either via
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Flagstaff, Arizona, June 9, 2020. Partly to escape the heat of southern Arizona this time of the year, partly due to being quarantined with COVID and partly as one of our regular, longer camping trips we drove north about 300 miles through Phoenix, a sprawling southwestern city, 5th largest in the U.S We were delayed
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A FAILURE TO EDUCATE
What we are seeing and experiencing in our society today is testimony to the failure of our educational systems to transmit values of respect, personal responsibility, restraint, and a deep and genuine concern for the victims of abuse, racism, oppression and reinforced economic disparities. Elie Wiesel said it best, “We must take sides. Neutrality helps
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LIVING MEMORIALS
This post was inspired by Kumud Ajmani, friend and host moderator of #SpiritChat on Twitter. His weekly post today for our Sunday AM gathering was “On Living Memorials” and that prompted me to think of some examples from my experience which I am glad to share here. Here is a link to his post for
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COUNTING ON YOU: 35 YEARS AGO AND TODAY
“Those of us within certain traditions and cultures have, for centuries, had a commitment to using our talents and energies to help make things better. We do this by living and working together in communities. We must look at ourselves, our nation and the rest of the world, we must look at where we are,
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DERAILED
(This is a compilation and revision of several earlier posts on the same topic, updated for the current crisis.) Most of us have been thrown off track. It’s not always easy to resume, like pushing the button on speed control. There are many reasons why it’s going to be difficult to regroup our energy, purpose
0“NORMAL IS A BUTTON ON THE WASHING MACHINE”
“I have often found myself in conflict with the status quo as well as with the private opinions of others. I often went against the grain, swam against the current, and resisted the tide of prevailing public opinion to not only survive but to actually thrive.” page. x. Preface “Seven Decades: A Learning Memoir” (River
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